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Taken Up as an Estray.

EpY the undersigned at Plaquemiue Ridge
Nd i'll this parish, about the 2Ist If JANUARY,
1887, au irongray American horse about 5
years old, branded OH the thigh. fac slmile OF
braud may he seen at this office. Said horse
had IL saddle aud halter OIL when taken up.
TIE owner is requested to come forword,
prove property, pay charges and take him
away. JOSEPH PERkODlN.
Eeb } 81 St
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..Hackmetackv lasting and fragrant
perfume. Price 25 and SO cents. Sold
by M. p. Young & Co.

The first lot sold On the first day of
sale, at Crowley, was No. 9, block 20,
size 37axIOO. The first bid was by Mr..
Henry Roos, Of New Orleans, $50. and
II was knocked down to him. He also
took No. q. The bidding from this
time on was spirited and lively, the
crier not dwelling long on any bid.
The total number of lots sold on the
first day was 90; total amount realized,
$4,000. The highest price paid was
S25I, and the lowest $lo.
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SUNDAY Law. From a series OF
questions addressed by tbs Superinten-
aent Of Police of New Orleans to the
District Attorney, the following infor-
matlon is gathered
Druggists are not allowed t0aell cl-
gaEa and tobacco on Sunday, nor any
thing except drugs, medicines and soda
water.
Restaurant keepers can furnish GUS
toners at meals with cigars, butare not
permitted to sell tobacco in any other
manner. Soda water and cake stands
can not sell tobacco or cigars.
Keepers of oyster saloons are not al
lowed to cell oysters Or cigars or tobac-
80 on Sunday No one can sell oysters
sxoept under d hotel or restaurant H
eenae.
Persons holding licenses for billiard
Aad auch halls can open IL tlie bar y
paftiti0ned off, but no refreshments can
lae served unless sold under some license
covering tho commodities gofd.
gOnfectionexa are not exempt from
sase operation of tho law. They can
s1ly sell soda water, except sncll Il
A1sRN restaurant license, Who can sel
pRtables served Id the restaurant De:
RaEsEnsnt.
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TAKEN UP AS AN EsTRAY

DY the undersigned, in Prairie Hayes, Jan.
Id Is, 1887, a large black CREOLE HORSE,
bearing brand resembling heart surmount-
ed by cross fac-simile of brand at COURIER
office), high in front. fiat drop rump, right
front aud left hiu.I hoofs split, and very wild
The owner is requested to prove property,
pay charges and take him away.
JEROME CORMIER.
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ESTATE OF WATSON BIHM.

ESTATE OF WATSON BIHM.
By virtue of an order of the Honorable the
Probate Court in aud for the parish of Saint
Landry, there will be sold at public auction,
to the last and highest bidder, by the under.
signed or any other duly qualified
anctioneer, at the last residence of the deceas-
ed, on Bayou Courtablean. in the parish of St.
Landry, La, on WEDNESDA Y, March
23d, 1887, the following dsscribed property,
belonging to the estate Of Watson Bihm
deceased, to-wit:
The undivided one-lhir,! Interest in aud to
IL certain tract oil ldud situated GU Bayou
Courtableau. in st. Laudry parish, La, con-
tanning one hundred and fifty acres more OF
less, with all the buildings and improvements
thereon, Except the one half interest IN the
gin house, gin fixtures, etc, the same belong
ing to Jarret Young y said land bounded
south by the property of c. G. REYNOLDS
west by the Bayou Courtabeau, east by
Boa yn and others, and uorth by the property
of the estate of jesse Bihm, deceased.
Terns-Casb
JULIAN A. BIHM,
Feb 49, 81 Administrator.
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The Interstate Agricultural Conven-
ton will be formally opened at Lake
Charles next Tuesday, but no business
of Importance will be transacted until
the following day. It will embrace del
egates from many States.
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Quite a number of our citizens have
left for New Orleans to attend the car
niyal festivities there. The balance of
ns, who remain at home, will enjoy the
honor of paying our respects to His
Majesty King Cotton, on the 22d.
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Al beaver was trapped by young Go
det near Barry's Landing few days
ago and brought to town on Wednes-
day and exhibited on our streets at ten
cents peep. Being a raTa avis here,
goodly number of dimes was realized.
We understand that the owner refused
an offer of $40 for his prize.
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Jan. %, ,s7.

If you want to buy splendid farm
OF rich land with excellent improve
ments, situated about eight miles south
west of Opelousas. address MI Mose
Landry, at Church Point, La. Inc
land Yields one bale of cotton per acre
and corn in proportion.
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At the session of the Police Jury held
last Monday, Messrs. w. A. Robertson,
Albert Guidry and J. p. Smith were
appointed as delegates to represent st.
Landry in the Interstate Agricultural
Convention to be held on Feb. 22d, 23d
aud Oath, at Lake Charles, which prom
ises to be the most important gathering
of the kind ever held in the State.
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Gov McEnery has appointed Hon.
Albert Voorhies to the vacant judge
ship of the civil district court of New
Orleans, vice Judge Lazarus, removed.
This is an excellent appointments
good is it, in fact, that even the chronic
grumblers failed to grumble about it.
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The new improved Gem Monthly
Protector, or Ladies' Perfection Com
pani0n-the most extraordinary inven-
tion for women of modern times-for
sale by NJ. P. Young & Co.
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DIR. D. G. Parker, Dentist, will be
absent from town next week in attend
ance at the State Dental Association in
New Orleans, during which time his
Office will be closed.
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Parties from the country will do we'll
to stop at A. B. Chacher6's. Central
location, good fare, ample accommoda-
tion and prices low.
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The New Iberians have decided not
to impose on themselves the special tax
of 5 mills which the Town Council re-
commended TO pay for two new fire
engines.
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There will be divine service at the
P. E. Church of the Epiphany, on Sun
day, Feb. Goth, at 4:30 pm The Rev.
C. c. Kramer will oficiate
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TAX COLLECTORS REPORT.
Balance due parish h-..$ $40

Balance due parish $lO,C05 40
Messrs Dubuissou, Saizan and Young hav-
ing been appointed committee to examine
the vouchers in the hands of the treasurer
reported through their chairman Mr.. Dubuis-
son, that they examined and counted the
vouchers presented by the treasurer amount
ing to $l099809 Ten Thousand Nine Hun
dred and Ninety Eight 09ll00 Dollars as per
his statement fled that the amount cores
pOaded with items in the cash book when on
motion it was resolved. That the vouchers be
cancelled and that the treasurer have credit
on the books of the parish for said amount,
and the vouchers were cancelled accordingly.
Messrs. Perrodin, Gordon and Haas having
been appointed Ii committee to examine the
claims filed against the parish, reported
through their chairman Mr. Perrodin, that
they examined and found correct the follow
ing claims:
Messrs. Claire & Harley-ior building
bridge on Nez- Pique on road from Ma
mouth to Young's saw mill in full pay.
ment, Three hundred Dollars; $500 co
j, NJ Rohin--for repairing the Robin
bridge on Bayou Tache in full settle
ment Two Hundred Dollars; $500 W
}. & s. ChoVrant and A. Fruge-.to pay
for the iron work on the Frug6 bridge
as per appropriation Fifty Dollars; 5 30 oO
Tho above three claitus were approved
by tho Police jury on reports made on
same.
4. S. Fontenot-spikes, s so
Collins Bros s-lu,nber II 6S
r. L. Burleigl,-lumber. -
j. Meyers & Co.-spikes. &c, 81 IS
Jo.eph Bloch--sundries for prisoners, 90 ~
J. N. Osden--criminal fees, ~ w
Rayne SguaI--advertising election, - w
Opeloasas Courier-blanks, 64 OO
ST. Landry Democrat-blapks, ~ so
Il. D. Cooke-return,uy officer, so 90
j. 0. Chachere--stationery 90 10
The Police Jury adjourned until the second
Monday in April, being the llth day of that
month,
ALBERT GUIDRY,
Attest: President.
2 j LEEERyRE Clerk.
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Lunch, lodgings and board at A. B.
ChaCher6's, near the Courthouse.

A petition for the pardon of DR.. Ford,
Of Shreveport, was being circulated
here this week.
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Referring to the sale of lots OF Crow :
ley last week, special in last Sundays
Times Democrat says: The sale Of lots
to-day, Saturday, were 426. They
brought $z635. The total number OF
lots sold is 6l9, and the price realized
over $4,000. Considerably less than
Ons.fifth Of the town plot was sold. In
FIVE years this town plot will yield the
company $50, 900. Very good for a
cow naEtnre.
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gronp. Whooping cough and bronchi-
iii Immediately relieved by Shilola's
cure. Sold by nj. p. Young = 90.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-02-19

For SALE-A new Remington double
barrel breech- loading shot gun can be
had at bargain on application at this
office.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-02-19

SI,iloh,s Care will Immediately re-
lievs Group, whoopingcough and bron-
ehiIis. Sold By d. z: Yonng g 20.
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pias7 feet, pigs tongues aud Bologna
sausages at .. K. Sandoz'es
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VOL. XXXIv.

Thanks to Senator j. B. Eustis for
valuable public documents.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-02-19

A criminal term of the District Court
begins here next Wednesday.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-02-19

NOTICE.-Land Office ut New Orleans, la,
lV Jan. 49, l8s7.-Notice is hereby given that
the following named settler has filed notice of
his intention to make fual proof in support of
his claim, and that said proof will be made
before the Judge or, in his absence. the Clerk
of the District Court, at Opel0usas, La, on
Tuesday, March 18th, 1887, viz.
Gilbert Young,
who made Homestead Entry No. 5842 for the
southeast of W aud of section
z, townp south range west, La Meridian.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultiva-
tion of, said land, viz: Dupr6lon Doueet,
PIacide Silnare, Pierre Hebert,. Jean Simare,
all of st. Landry parish, Louisiana.
THOMAS j. BUTLER,
Ian. 90. 1887. St Register.
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NOTICE OF TABLEAU.

Probate Court, Parish ST. Landry, No. H7b
estate OF AIRvILLE DUPRE.
Whereas, Josephine Emma Joubert, of the
parish of ST. Landry, tntrix in the above en-
titled estate has fled tableau of classifica-
ton of the debts OF said estate, accompanied
by her petition praying for the homolog ation
OF the same;
And whereas, notice of filing of said petition
and tableau has been ordered by an order
of court bearing date Feb. Is, 1887;
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given to all
persons interested to make opposition to said
Of Opelousas, within the time required by law,
why said tableau should not be homologaS.
ed and confirmed.
JAMES o. CHACHERE,
Feb 10 1887 Clerk
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JUDICIAL NOTICES

DUBLIC SALE.
Probate Co,t,i, Parish of ST. Landry, No. 494l7
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Feb. l., 1887.
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On motion the report was adopted, tne
tee discharged.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-02
THE SALTWATER BUDGET.
The Residence and Dairy of Curtiss
Bros. North Of the City,
DESTROYED BY THE FLAMES.
Yesterdays Fall of the Beautiful Causes
the Lumbermen to Wax Glad
and Rejoice.

The large residence and dairy belong
ing to Curtiss Bros, who live about
three miles north of this city, were ell
tirely consumed by fire at an early hour
yesterday morning. The flames were
not discovered until the roof of the resi-
dence fell in, and the family barely
escaped with few articles. So rapidly
did the flames travel that the dairy
could not be saved. and, together with
its contents, it fell a prey to the fire
fiend. A very large and expensive but
ter-making machine was consumed.
The loss will reach about $1,000, with
an insurance of only 81 600.
THE BEAUTIFUL.
A very heavy, wet snow set in YeSter-
day morning, accompanied by south
westerly wind, which continued until
late in the afternoon. About six inches
of the beautiful fell and the Their
mometer was about 200 above zero all
day. Lumbermen feel jubilant over
yesterdays fall, as it is conclusive evil
dence to them that winter has come to
stay, and as the majority of the lumber
ing firms have already placed their
camps in working order, the cut of logs
for the coming winter IS expected to be
far beyond any previous year, as all the
logging camps have more men en-
plOyed, and many of them are beginning
on new tracts of pine that are very
heavy and close to the water.
SIFTINGS.
The change of venue asked of the
judge in the Warden StordOck case has
not yet been granted, but will be known
to-day. As was expected, the ground
upon which the plea is made is virtu-
ally as was reported by the GLOBE some
time ago, namely. that fair and i'm
partial trial could not be expected here.
A man named John johnson was
brought in from O'Brien's camp yester-
day with both feet and hands badly
frozen. He was endeavOring to go from
Hayward to the camp, and became lost,
with the above result. The physicians
fear the amputatiOn of the pedal eX-
tremities may he required.
According to Health Officer Merrill's
books the mOrtuary list of the month of
November just ended, shows but eight
names, of which seven were males and
the other female. For the same month
last year seventeen deaths were reported
to the health officer.
The 6:55 a. m. and the II :05 o. m.
trains on the Milwaukee road, the
former leaving the city and the latter
arriving here, will be abandoned until
further notice.
Lillian Olcott will appear at the opera
house this evening in Theodore" and
the sale of seats. commenced yesterday,
bids fair for very large house tonight
The Hersey-Bean Mill company has
just had new moulding machine put
in position in its planning mill.
The "Yass" club held very pleasant
at the residence of B. Wiess last
evening.
The new heating apparatus is being
put into the new High school building
The York club has dance this even
ing at Opera house hall.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-02
Indiana's New Senator.

Montgomery Advertiser.
l am told by prominent Indianiaa that
the new senator, David Turpie, will be
the ingalls, of the Democratic side of the
senate chamber, and that he may take
the laurelS of sarcasm from the sharp
tongued KanSan. ''Dave Turpie," SAID
one of these gentlemen, Twill be one of
the strongest men in the senate, and he
will be the ableSt speaker Oh the Demo-
cratic side of the chamber. He is one
of the best read men in the United
States, and he possesses a curious COM
bination of diffidence and cheek. He
is at home-nO place but while upOn.hiS
feet speaking, and he does not impress
strangers as being great man. He is
backward and modest in private life,
and does not indulge to any extent in
convival society. He makes friends
slowly, but he sticks to his friends to
the last and fights for them. He hates
his enemies, too. and he believes, |
think, in the philosophy of revenge.
He is great reader, and is fine CLASH
cal scholar. He can speak French,
German and Italian. and he has such
good accent in each of these that he is
often mistaken for foreigner. / don't
think he has ever travelled to any eX-
tent abroad, and he has acquired his
culture by private study. He is a
widOwer, but he will not cut any figure
in Washington society. He will not be
seen much about the hotels, and he will
spend most of his time at home and in
the senate. He is very plain in his
dress and his manners, and he cares
little for style. He is giant, however,
upon the stump"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-02

money upon Mrs. Noble, who finally
took 1t, and carried it TO her husband in
Augusta.
Suspicion was then directed to the
conductor, but his sudden death in the
course Of a few days stopped further in
vestigation.
After the election of Mr.. Davis to the
presidency of the Southern COnfederacy
Mr.. Noble. then a prosperous contractor,
visited him at Montgomery, and talked
with him about manufacturing cannon.
Mr.. Davis asked him several questions,
and then referred to the loss of, the
chest. He then introduced Mr.. Noble
to Mrs. Davis, and told the story of the
arrest. Mrs. Davis laughed heartily
over the incident, and. with her husband,
took quite an interest in the Mobiles
from that time.
Noble went to work and made hun
dreds of cannon for the COnfederacy.
Later, he founded and built up the
hOurlshing city of Admission, in Ala
bama. In the midst of his prosperity
he is still devoted to the 'one-eyed
man." who was once supposed to be the
author of his greatest misfortune.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-02

ugly-looking machines, when we got
into a part of the channel which ran
within fifty feet of the right hand bank.
Just at this time cOlored man, who
had been lying out in the swamps for
several weeks waiting for his deliver
ance, informed us that he had observed
men planting something in the bend
about two weeks before. He thought
there were wires leading from it to the
swamp, but we searched for couple of
hours without being able to find that
such was the case.
The bank was a dense jungle, in
which thousand men could have con-
cealed themselves, and the gunboats
could not shell it from the position they
had taken.
1t was about an hour after dinner that
we moved up and began graphing in
stationed turned her bow downstream,
threw over her grapnels, and two men
used the oars to give her Roadway. We
had not pulled her fifty feet when the
irons took hold and drew the boat back
to the spot by means of the rope.
Then, standing on the seat in the
stern, lifted at the obstruction and it
came slowly up.
1t had just appeared at the surface
sufficient for me to make out that it was
a bOiler-iron torpedo. when there came
an awful explosion. AT the same in
slant our boat was lifted high in the air
and broken to pieces, and | scarcely
comprehended what had occurred until
i found myself in the water at least 200
feet below the point of explosion.
My hair, whiSkers and eyebrows were
badly singed, and my clothing was on
fire. as / came down after the flight.
While had escaped, the other three
meI. were killed outright and horribly
mangled, and the great wave created
swamrei the boat working few hun
dred feet below us and drowned one of
the crew.
While swimming for this capsiZed
boat, man stood on the bank of the
river and fired four shots at me from a
revolver, and with the fifth he killed
the colored man who had given us in
formation. The victim stood on the
bank, about midway between the two
boats, and was shot through the head.
The torpedo was, no doubt, exploded
by electricity, and the man who fired
the shot was the operator who ex-
plOdeG it.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-02
THERE is A SPLIT.
More Trouble Threatened in the
knights of Labor.

CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-The chief movers
in the attempt to organize another order
of the Knights of Labor have issued a
circular which is addressed to the local
assemblies of the Knights of Labor in
Cook county, requesting the local as
semblieS to cooperate in organizing the
order of the Knights of Labor on an
honest and substantial basis. The plan
OF action is that each assemblage shall
refuse to pay further tribute to the gen
eral assembly unless an itemZed ac-
count of the receipts and expenditures
of the general assembly be presented to
the local assemblies. The circular is
sent out from the headquarters of the
provisional committee. of which Charles
+. Seib is secretary. In the preamble
the members of the committee say that
they wish to sever their connection with
the order because they are
Indignant at the uSurpation of
power, the gross violations of the law of
our order by those high in authority {;
disguised with those whose loyalty to
the present ring has been gained by the
pickingS they receive as reward for
their services; incenSed at the fawning
SycOphantS who crawl on their knees in
slaviSh submission to the most corrupt.
the most hypOcritical, the most auto
cratic and tyrannical clique that ever
controlled any labor organization"
Following this all sorts of charges are
made against the general office and gen.
eral assembly. 1t is claimed that the
order is run by ring, the members of
which care nothing for workingmen.
The ring or conspiracy, as the circular
says. is banded together for the purpose
of holding the salaried positions in and
under the general assembly.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-02
SHE REBUKED THE GOVERNOR
The Act of an American Young
Lady in the Mix ADDS Realm.

Col. Withers, of Wytheville, the
American consul at Hong Kong, is a
gray-haired, imposing. cOurtly gentle
man, one of the +. F. VS." and it was
his adopted daughter. Miss Carrie
Royal, petite brunette of sixteen, who
made for herself a local habitation
and a name' by her reply to Gov.
Bowen, the English governor of Hong
Kong, says the New York Mail and EX-
press. 1t was at & ball at the government
House, and Miss Royal, who was not
supposed to be out, made her appear
ance in a short frock with her hair
braided down her back a la ChinOise.
Gov. Bowen, an elderly English
gentleman with a keen appreciation of
feminine charms, paid marked attention
to the little Americana, and carried her
about the rooms on his arm half the
evening. Finally he said that such
precOciOuS young woman ought to put up
her back hair and lengthen her gowns,
to which this enfant terrible replied:
Look here, old man, when j want any
advice from you on the subject of my
clothes I'll ask you for It"
This scene was reproduced in an
American pictorial paper representing
Miss Royal, who is veritable ''pOcket
Venus" as Kentucky giantess of eX-
ceedingly redundant charms clad in cos
tune de ballet. with a shock of hair
hanging down her back which would
have made the Seven Southern Sis
tiers" tear their own with envy, and en-
titled: IAN American Girl Rebuking
the Governor of Hong Kong"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-02

that she would follow him and give him
in charge. She proved as good as her
word, and tramped after the chancellor
until the high road was reached and
police officer came In view. The worthy
woman formally made her complaint,
and the police officer was about to arrest
the offender. Struck by the resemblance
of the trespasser to certain high
functionary, the police officer cautiously
demanded his name. On hearing the
name the policeman was simply
paralyzed with fear, and the OVERLOAD
countrywoman, gathering up her
skirts, fled precipitately. Naturally
the police officer was reluctant to
take the charge, but Prince Bismarck in
sisted upon going to the station. When
there he charged himself with the Of
Tense of trespass and paid the fine GUS
tOmary in such matters. In addition to
this the prince sent present by way of
consolation to the woman whose land he
had invaded. 49,